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Ramadan events and lessons | Episode (6) | The birth of the grandson of the Messenger of God, Al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abi Talib, may God be pleased with them both
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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A summary of the book:
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Ramadan: Events and Lessons.
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The birth of the grandson of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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The time:
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Mid-Ramadan,
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of the third year after the Hijrah.
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On a radiant, blessed day in the Prophetic city of Madinah,
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a noble soul graced the world.
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The Prophetic household rejoiced at his arrival,
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and was gladdened by his dawning with immense joy.
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Thus, happiness spread across hearts and faces alike.
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For in the middle of Ramadan,
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in the third year of the Hijrah,
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was born the Commander of the Faithful,
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Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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This noble newborn had a special significance,
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for he was the first child born to the apple of the Messenger of Allah’s eye,
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Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her,
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and the first child from the Banu Hashim
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for his beloved, Ali, may Allah be pleased with him,
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the forerunner to Islam.
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He was the first grandson of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and his birth was marked by great celebration.
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Among the evidence for this:
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First, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reciting the adhan in his ear.
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It is narrated from Abu Rafi‘, may Allah be pleased with him,
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that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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recited the adhan in the ear of Al-Hasan ibn Ali
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when Fatimah gave birth to him.
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Second, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, performed the ‘aqiqah
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for Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them both,
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by sacrificing two rams for each.
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Third, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded
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Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, to shave his head
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and to give the weight of his hair in silver as charity to the poor.
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It is narrated from Abu Rafi‘, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to Fatimah when she gave birth to Al-Hasan:
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"Shave his head and give the weight of his hair in silver as charity to the poor."
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Al-Hasan ibn Ali, may Allah be pleased with them both, was a unique personality,
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who embodied a great many virtuous qualities.
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This is no surprise,
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for the source from which he shone was of brilliant light,
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and the garden in which he grew and flourished
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was a garden of absolute purity.
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The hands that nurtured him
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are the standard of purity and righteousness.
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The environment that encompassed his years
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is the most righteous environment history has ever known.
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In the house of Prophethood,
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he began his early years with his grandfather, the Prophet,
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his pious father,
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and his righteous mother, Al-Zahra’.
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After the death of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and his noble mother, may Allah be pleased with her,
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his father took sole charge of his upbringing and guidance.
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Thus, he grew up to be one of the great figures of his time,
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one of those for whom history preserved models of generosity, forbearance, and piety.
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He spent his life, which exceeded four decades,
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between deeds of praise and words of wisdom,
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leaving behind for those who followed a volume of guidance and emulation.
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Whoever examines the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and his fragrant Seerah,
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will find that Al-Hasan and his brother Al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them both, hold a lofty status
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and possess many virtues,
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as attested to by the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and his treatment of them.
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The leading scholars of hadith have dedicated chapters to them in their books,
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under the sections of merits and virtues,
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such as the two Imams, Al-Bukhari and Muslim, may the mercy of Allah be upon them.
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Among these are:
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First:
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The care of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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his mercy toward them, and his inability to be patient without them.
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It is narrated from Abu Buraydah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was delivering a sermon to us
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when Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn arrived,
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wearing two red shirts,
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walking and stumbling.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, descended from the pulpit,
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picked them up,
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and placed them before him.
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Then he said:
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"Allah has spoken the truth:
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'Your wealth and your children are but a trial.'"
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"I looked at these two boys walking and stumbling,
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and I could not restrain myself until I interrupted my sermon and picked them up."
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Second:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, designated them
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as his two sweet-smelling flowers of this world.
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It is narrated from Ibn Abi Nu‘m who said:
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I was a witness for Ibn ‘Umar
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when a man asked him about the blood of a mosquito.
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He said:
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"Where are you from?"
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He replied:
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"From the people of Iraq."
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He said:
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"Look at this man;
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he asks me about the blood of a mosquito,
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yet they killed the grandson of the Prophet, peace be upon him!
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I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, say:
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'They are my two sweet-smelling flowers of this world.'"
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The meaning is
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that they are among the blessings Allah has honored and gifted me with,
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because children are smelled and kissed,
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so they are like flowers.
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Third:
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The great love of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for Al-Hasan,
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and his supplication for him and for those who love him.
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It is narrated from Al-Bara’, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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I saw the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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with Al-Hasan ibn Ali on his shoulder,
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saying:
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"O Allah, I love him, so love him."
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Fourth:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, made
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loving them a sign of true love for him,
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and hating them a sign of hating him.
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It is narrated from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came out to us,
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and with him were Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn,
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one on his shoulder,
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and the other on his shoulder,
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and he was kissing this one at one moment,
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meaning he was kissing him,
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and that one at another.
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A man said to him:
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"O Messenger of Allah,
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you love them?"
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He replied:
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"Whoever loves them has loved me,
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and whoever hates them has hated me."
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Fifth:
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The glad tidings of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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that Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn
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are the leaders of the youth of Paradise.
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It is narrated from Abu Sa‘id Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:
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"Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn
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are the leaders of the youth of Paradise."
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A fragrant Seerah and a radiant life.
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Abu Muhammad,
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Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them both,
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the grandson of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and his sweet-smelling flower.
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He was a beacon of intelligence and virtue,
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a bright full moon in the sky of forbearance and nobility,
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and a towering figure in the horizons of righteousness and justice.
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Allah bestowed upon him the honor of lineage,
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the beauty of character and appearance,
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and the favor of acceptance among the people.
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Allah granted him many of the blessings and bounties of this world.
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Al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, was honored
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by the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, naming him,
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as some scholars have mentioned.
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Abu Ahmad Al-‘Askari said:
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, named him Al-Hasan,
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and gave him the kunya Abu Muhammad,
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and this name was not known in the pre-Islamic era.
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He, may Allah be pleased with him, was
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the person most resembling the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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Whoever saw the Messenger of Allah,
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remembered the Messenger of Allah,
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and whoever had not seen the Prophet of Allah but saw Al-Hasan,
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recognized his likeness in him.
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It is narrated from Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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"No one was more like the Messenger of Allah than Al-Hasan ibn Ali."
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Due to his closeness to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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and his sweet qualities and noble characteristics,
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he attained the love of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them,
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and their honor and reverence.
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It is narrated from ‘Uqbah ibn Al-Harith, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, prayed ‘Asr,
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then went out walking,
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and saw Al-Hasan playing with the children.
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He carried him on his shoulder and said:
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"May my father be sacrificed for him; he resembles the Prophet,
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he does not resemble ‘Ali."
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And ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was laughing.
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Even if the virtues of Abu Muhammad, may Allah be pleased with him, are numerous,
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we must not forget the virtue foretold by the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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which came to pass just as he had predicted:
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his leadership, through which Allah brought reconciliation between two great factions of the Muslims.
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It is narrated from Abu Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, on the pulpit,
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with Al-Hasan at his side,
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looking at the people one moment and at him the next,
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and saying:
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"This son of mine is a leader,
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and perhaps Allah will use him to reconcile two factions of the Muslims."
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Al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, assumed the leadership of the believers
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after the martyrdom of his father, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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His caliphate, which lasted six months and some days, completed
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the thirty years of the Prophetic caliphate.
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Those months were the first time of uniting the word and sparing the blood of the Muslims,
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for he strove for reconciliation between the Muslims,
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and preferred the Hereafter over the kingdom of this world and its adornments.
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And he uttered his famous statement
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when he saw the two massive armies clad in iron like mountains:
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"Should I pit these people against one another for the sake of a worldly kingdom?
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I have no need for it."
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Ibn Kathir said:
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"Al-Hasan passed away at the age of forty-seven."
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Multiple scholars stated this as well, and it is the most authentic view.
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The most widely known opinion is that he died in the year 49 AH, as we have mentioned.
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Others said he died in the year 50 AH,
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while it was also said in the year 51 or 58 AH.
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In this event, there are profound lessons:
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First, it demonstrates the immense love of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, for al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Second, out of a father's love for his daughter, he naturally loves her children.
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Third, it shows the great honor the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, accorded to the Prophet's grandson, Abu Muhammad.
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